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Block Outline for a Comparison-Contrast
Essay
In a block pattern, information about one subject is presented in one
big block, followed by information about the other subject in a second
big block. A block outline is shown here:
Kimball Point 1: Delivers humorous but disorganized lectures
Point 2: Gives tricky multiple-choice tests
Point 3: Assigns a group project
Bettman Point 1: Delivers organized, hint-packed lectures
Point 2: Gives essay exams that require creative thought
Point 3: Assigns a term paper
Exercise 10-1 Recognizing Comparison-Contrast
Patterns
Following are two paragraphs written from the outlines above. Read
each paragraph and decide which is the point-by-point paragraph and
which is the block paragraph.
Paragraph A
